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Housing in KY10 3BE

What the homes in KY10 3BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Anstruther
Council
Fife
Region
Scotland
Neighbourhood population
1,090 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29.8%). Flats make up 23.6%, well below the 34.4% across Scotland.

KY10 3BEScotland
Detached28.7%23.9%
Semi-detached29.8%23.3%
Terraced16.9%18.2%
Purpose-built flat20.7%32.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%1.6%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%0.4%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.2%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.8% of households in the KY10 3BE area own their home, broadly in line with the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 7.2% of households, well below the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 44.8% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

KY10 3BE
68%
23%
Scotland
  • Owned67.8%62.4%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.9%
  • Private rented7.2%12.9%
  • Social rented23.1%22.5%
  • Lives rent free1.2%1.4%

By mortgage and landlord type

KY10 3BEScotland
Owned outright44.8%33.9%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28.4%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%12.4%
Other private rented0%0.5%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.4% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.

KY10 3BEScotland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.2%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

KY10 3BEScotland
Living alone, under 6617.6%22.8%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%14.3%
Couple, no children18.8%17.4%
Couple with dependent children19.2%16.3%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%5.8%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.4%4.1%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.6%8.7%
Sharers and other households2.1%4.7%
Rents

Private rents in Scotland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

ScotlandScotland
All homes£1,013£1,013
One bedroom£702£702
Two bedrooms£911£911
Three bedrooms£1,172£1,172
Four or more£1,941£1,941
Detached£1,555£1,555
Semi-detached£1,077£1,077
Terraced£1,004£1,004
Flat or maisonette£840£840
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around KY10 3BE (Anstruther) (about 1,090 residents).

Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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